Gearing.



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C. J. MARTH.

GEARING.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 24,1912.

Patented May 18, 1915.

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C. J. MARTH.

GEARING.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 24,1912.

1,139,695, Patented May18,1915.

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C. J. MARTH.

GEARING.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 24.1912.

1 ,139,695; Patented May 18, 1915.

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C. J. MARTH.

GEARING.

APPLICATION man JULY 24,1912.

1,139,695., Patented May18,1915.

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1 trated' in the accompanying drawings and hereinafter describedandclaimed withsuch particularity-as will enable'those skilled in use thesame. e I

the invention is to provide a gearing C O IIIPIlSlIlg a support, a shaft,mounted, frame pivoted upon said support,.and' gearing" for drivingsaid shaft, in

Icombinationwith 'a support pivoted to the first named support, andmeans mounted on said pivotedgsupport. adapted to be interlockedwithQs'z iid pivoted frame to hold the Ypivotedjframe above said pivotedsupport.

e wth rg iee sm-pr gearing for drivingmechaiiismsto operate on the samework different stages of its treatment .tomprisinga drive shaft," avertical shaft, m nsj;ffo1-' imparting an alternating rotary 1 ,,jmo;em;rt to said vertical shaft by the conso stantf rotation .ofjsai'ddrive shaft inone direction, aniipright shaft, gearing for driving .saiduprightjshaft in either direction by the tonst'ant rotation of saiddrive shaft in one ,directionja pivotally mounted frame, mech- 35, anismin said frame driven by said upright share-and" a plurality fpf supportsmounted independentlyof said upright shafts for en- 'gagingwithsa'id'framefto hold said frame indifferent positions to operate on thesame workduringfdijflerent stages of its treatment 'afterlsaid' verticalshaft'ha Operated on the work...

Other. objectsiand'jadvantages -will be apt from thefollowingdescription, refer- 'gjn'iade to the accompanying drawvhichg, jv

a plan view of a laundry'be eh manna and q pp dgriit achine 'andjwringerand clot QFigQQJis'a side elevationjf f Fig.1.f Fig. 3 is a sidefeleEsi'de B 'of'Fig. 1. Fig. '4, t al' viewljongthe line 4-4 0diagrammatic view sh I the. art to whichit 'appertains tomake andadjusted I and operating "toieu Specification of Lettersi latent. tPatent e d apgncationfiledxiiijai,1912.sriaruoz'znpe. 5

'ceive the clothes from the washing machine 'and to deliver them to thereceptacle C. Fig.

6 is a diagrammatic view showing the wringer adjusted and operating toreceive the clothes from the receptacle C, and to. deliver them to thereceptacle D; and Fig. 7 is a diagrammatic view showing the wringeradjusted and operating to receive the clothes from the receptacle D, andto deliver them to the receptacle E. I p

The main bench consists of a frame 1 supported by posts or legs 2 whichare strengthened and reinforced by cross pieces, and by braces 3. Theframe of the bench supports 7 bearings 4 in which are journaled thetrunnions 5 of the tub F. The tub F is mounted and arranged upon theframe so that one side thereof may readily be lowered below the otherside for purposes of draining off the liquid contents. In accordancewith this plan the trunnions '5 are arranged nearer to one side ofthe'tubthan the other so that said member 6 may be turned to release thearm 7 from the latch 8 and'permit the tub to be tilted or inclined. Thetub is provided with a discharge outlet 11 for withdrawing the liquidcontents when the tub is inclined,

said discharge outlet being closed by a stopper or plug when the tub isin use.

- The agitator shaft 12 is geared with a shaft 13, and said shaft 13,through suitable connections 14, is driven by a motor 15 which may besupported upon the cross pieces of the bench. -The bench supports asleeve 16 in which is revolubly mounted a shaft 17. The shaft 17 has abeveledgear 18 rigidilwith itslower end and in -constant ournaledinfbearings supported bythe and is driven by connections fromithe f neother' of sai'dpini'ons" by suitable soperat-i l l I l The shaft 20 mayfbeis'driven; by

h two beveled pinions: 19-which are ing Connections including the rod22, the

arm 23, connecting said rod with said clutch member 21, and a lever 24for operating said rod 22. Since the pinions 19 are in mesh with thewheel 18 on opposite sides of the axis of said wheel the direction inwhich the shaft 17 will be driven will bedeterminedby .the adjustment ofthe clutch member 21. A

pinion 28 in mesh with. a pinion 29 on the upper endof the shaft 17, sothat the wringer may be operated by power trans- 'mitted. tosaid shaft17. The opposite end of the wringer frame is provided with a handle 30adaptedto be manually engaged when it is desired to swing the wringerfrom one adjustment to another. One side ofthe wringer frame at the endopposite from the sleeve 26 is provided with a socket 31 in which a lockbolt 32 is slidably mounted. A spring 33has one end attached to the han-"dle 30 and the other end extending through a slot (Fig. 4) in thesocket 31 and connected with the lock bolt 32. The spring 33, therefore,constitutes a support for the lock bolt 32 to prevent said lock boltfrom becoming detached and also constitutes means for raising said lockbolt within the socket 31. A tubular post 34 is attached to the benchbetween the tub F and the receptacle C and when the wringer is adjustedto receive the clothes from they said tub F the lock bolt 32 is engagedwithin the upper end of the said post 34 thereby firmly locking thewringer against displacement. The post 34 also constitutes a support .tostrengthen and uphold the wringer frame to relieve the strain from theshaft 17 and the other parts.

The auxiliary bench consists of an upper frame 35 supported on the frame1 by hinges 36. Posts or legs 37 are hinged to the outer edge of theframe 35, and said posts or legs 37 in connection with the hinges 36constitute means for supporting and holding the frame 35 in horizontalalinement with the frame 1. The frame 35 is arranged to support tworeceptacles. After the clothes have been delivered by the I wringer intothe receptacle C, the wringer may be adjusted to receive the clothesfrom the receptacle C and deliver them to the adjacent receptacle Dmountedon the auxiliary frame or bench 35. The frame 25 of the wringeroperates above the upper edges vof the receptacles so that bydisengaging the lock bolt 32 from the post 34 the wringer frame maybeswung overthe top of the receptacle C and locked, by means of the lockbolt 32, withia supporting post and brace 38 attached to the bench 1between the receptacles C and D. The pinions 28 and 29 remain enmeshedin whatever position or adjustment the wringer may be, so that when thewringer is moved from the post 34 to the post 38 the wringer 'rollsw'illstill be driven by power transmitted from the shaft 17'. A post 39 isattached to the auxiliary frame or bench 35 se that the' wringer may belocked in engagement therewith in position to receive the plothes fromthe receptacle D and discharge them into the receptacle E. The wringerremains geared with the shaft .17 inthis last adjustment, so that saidwringer will be power driven in each of its different positions andadjustments. The posts 38andf39 arefsubstantially of the sameconstruction and arrangement as the post 34. In Figs. 5, 6 and 7 Ihavediagrammatically illustrated different adjustments of the wringer.showing the wringerflin constant operation by the power mechanism. InFig. 5 the wringer is receiving the clothes from the tub F anddelivering them into the re.- ceptacle C. The arcuate line indicated bythe arrows shows the direction of movement of the wringer frame to itssecond position or adjustment. The wringer is shown in-its secondposition or adjustment in Fig. 6 and is receiving the clothes from thereceptacle C and discharging them into the re :eptacle D, the arcuateline indicating the movement of the wringer toward its third adjustment.

In Fig. 7 the wringer is illustrated in its third adjustment and isreceiving the clothes from the receptacle D and discharging them intothe receptacle E. In this a justment one side .of the wringer issupported by the post 39 which is upon the hinged auxiliary frame orbench and the wringer is driven by .the power mechanism upon the mainframe or bench. The arcuate line of arrows in Fig. 7 indicate the courseof movement of the wringer toward its original or initial position forreceiving clothes from the tub F.

Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to' secure byLetters Patent is 1. A device of the character described comprising amain support, a drive shaft supported by said support, a vertical sleeveattached to said support, an-upright shaft journaled in said sleeveatright angles to said drive shaft and extending above said sleeve,gearing whereby said upright shaft "may be rotated in either directionby the continuous rotation of the drive shaft 'in'one' direction, aframe bearing upon said sleeve and having one end pivoted upon saidupright shaft, a plurality of upr'ight elements mounted on said supportat equal distances from said upright shaft, means for interlocking saidframe with said elements, a shaft mounted in said frame, and for drivingsaid last named shaft fi-om upright shaft, substantially as described.

In a device of the character described, a support, a drive shaft carriedby said support, a frame pitoted above said support, a plurality ofelements mounted on said support at equal distances from the pivot ofsaid frame, means for locking said frame in' engagement with saidelements, respectively, a shaft in said frame, and means for drivingsaid shaft in either direction by the constant rotation of said driveshaft in one direction, substantially as described.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination of astationary support, a. frame pivotally supported above said stationarysupport, a shaft in said frame, a plurality of upright elements mountedon said stationary support at equal distances from the pivot of saidframe, means for locking said frame in engagement with said uprightelements, respectively, a support pivoted to said stationary support, anelement on said pivoted support also engageable by said locking means,and means for driving the shaft in said frame from said drive shaftinwhatever position said frame may be adjusted, substantially asdescribed.

it. In a device of the character described, a main frame, a drive shaftmounted on said main frame, a frame pivoted above said main frame,upright elements supported by said main, frame at equal distances from'the pivot of said pivoted frame, an upright element movable into andout of position to be locked in engagement said pivoted frame, means forlochng said pivoted frame in engagement with said upright elements,respectively, mechanism in said pivoted frame, and means for drivingsaid mechanism from said drive shaft 1n whatever position said pivotedheme and said mechanism may be adjusted.

5. In a device of the character described, a main support, a drive shaftsupported by said support, an upright shaft mounted on said support atright angles to said drive shaft. gearing whereby said upright shaft maybe rotated in either direction by the continuous rotation of the driveshaft in one direction, a frame pivoted on said upright shaft, aplurality of upright elements mounted on said support at equal distancesfrom said upright shaft, an element movable to and from an uprightposition, means for interlocking said frame with said firstnamedelements, respectively, and with said last-named element when the latteris up right, a shaft in said frame, and gearing for driving saidlast-named shaft from said upright shaft. substantially as described.

6. In a device of the character d a support, a drive shaft carried bysaid sup port, a frame movably supported above said support, a shaft insaid frame, a transmisslon shaft driven by said drive shaft, gearingwhereby said transmission shaft will drive said shaft in said frame inany position of said frame, a plurality of elements mounted on saidsupport at equal distances from said transmisslon shaft, a member onsaid frame arrangfl to engage with said elements, respectively, to holdsaid frame in its various adjustments, and means for releasing saidmember from said elements.

7. In a device of the character described, a support, a drive shaftcarried by said support, a frame pivoted above said support, a pluralityof elements mounted on said support at equal distances from the pivot ofsaid frame, means for locking said frame in engagement with saidelements, respectively, a shaft in said frame, a transmission shaft fordriving said shaft in said framefrom said drive shaft, and optionallyoperable means for driving said transmission shaft in either directionby the coiastant rotation of said drive shaft in one direction,substantially as described.

8. In a device of the character described, a support,'a drive shaftcarried by said support, a movable frame above said support, a shaft insaid frame, a movable support at the side of said first-named support,anelement on said movable support for holding said frame above saidmovable support, and means for driving said last-named shaft from saiddrive shaft while said frame is held above said movable support,substantially as described.

9. In a device of the character described, a support, a drive shaftcarriedby said support, a frame pivoted above said support, a shaft insaid frame, an element movable into and out of an upright position,means for locking said frame in engagement with said element when saidelement is' in an upright position. and means for driving said lastnamedshaft from said drive shaft 10. In a device of the character described,the combination of a stationary support, a frame pivotally supportedabove said stationary support, an element movable into and out ofupright position, means for locking said frame in engagement with saidelement when said element is in an upright position, and means forsupporting said element in position to engage said frame.

11. In a device of the character described, the combination of astationary support, a frame pivotally supported above said stationarysupport, a shaft in said frame, a plurality of elements mounted on saidstationary support at equal distances from the pivot of said frame.another element movable into and out of upright positdonand being at thesame dimes from the pivot of 1 id frame as said first-n elements when inan upright tion, means for locking said frame in en gement with any oneof said elements, a. aft in said frame,

5 andmeans for driving said shaft in any position of said frame.

12. In a. device of the character described, the combination of astationary support, a frame pivotally supported above said sta- 10tionary support, a shaft in said frame, a

plurality of elements mounted on said stationary support at equaldistances from the pivot of said frame, another element movmessesCHABLES J.

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